The Defence of the Colony.
Wellington, May 23. Speaking at the inspection of the Naval Brigade, Colonel Fox sa>d the events of the past eiz monbts had placed an entirely different aßptct on matters oonnected with tbe defence of the colonies. There were now within easy distance of the Colony 100,000 armed fightiog men, who might any time be launched against Australasia. It was, there* fore, of utmost importance that the defence forts should be in a atate of iffloieaoy, in order that the warahipa of the Empire might be able to re'ire to tLeir shelter, refit, pro vision, oobl, md obtain war material, aud to use them as a taae if operations. Without such shelter and s joh ba*e warships must be crippled should they Lave to defetd the Colony from attaok in time of war ; with them their c-ffioiency would be greatly increased. It thaiefore behoved the authorities t) do all thty oould to place ihe defences and Volunteers in a state of efficiency.
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Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8256, 24 May 1895, Page 3
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166The Defence of the Colony. Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8256, 24 May 1895, Page 3
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